Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1477 | 1002 | 872 | 730 | 438 | 892 | 941 | 796 | 657 | 543 | 558 | 675 | 734 | 763 | 678 | 557 | 563 | 624 | 911 | 1298 | 1927 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.72m | 1:36AM1.62m | 2:02PM1.76m | 2:17AM1.65m | 2:42PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.41m | 7:26PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.41m | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1477 | 1002 | 872 | 730 | 438 | 892 | 941 | 796 | 657 | 543 | 558 | 675 | 734 | 763 | 678 | 557 | 563 | 624 | 911 | 1298 | 1927 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 231 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 73 | 83 | 73 | 113 | 86 | 67 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 175 | 160 |
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